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P number: P000644
Old photograph number: D01697
Caption: Sgurr of Eigg, Isle of Eigg. Inverness-shire. Pitchstone of the Sgurr of Eigg resting unconformably on lavas. The conglomerate exposed in the scar below the ridge underlies the pitchstone and also lies unconformably on the lavas.
Description: Sgurr of Eigg, Isle of Eigg. Inverness-shire. Pitchstone of the Sgurr of Eigg resting unconformably on lavas. The conglomerate exposed in the scar below the ridge underlies the pitchstone and also lies unconformably on the lavas. The lower massive upturned part of the pitchstone forms the Sgurr ridge and cross-cuts flows of the Eigg Lava Formation. A felsite sheet is visible in the pitchstone about half-way up the cliff face. The overhang at the base of the pitchstone is marked by pitchstone breccia and the pitchstone overlies patches of conglomerate.
Date taken: 01/01/1974
Photographer: Pulsford, J.M.
Copyright statement: NERC
Acknowledgment: This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network
X longitude/easting: 146500
Y latitude/northing: 784600
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid)
Orientation: Square
Size: 398.62 KB; 999 x 999 pixels; 85 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 264 x 264 mm (screen at 96 DPI);
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